IRIDAS SUPPORTING DALSA RAW 4K FORMAT
Unrendered RAW files offer more image data at one-third the size of an
equivalent DPX file, greatly reducing throughput and storage
requirements. Iridas is one of the only developers offering live
de-Bayering of all available RAW formats. Currently the SpeedGrade and
FrameCycler applications support Arri D20 RAW, CineForm RAW (used by
Silicon Imaging and others), Phantom RAW, and Weisscam RAW, as well as
Dalsa 4K RAW. Support for new RAW formats will be added as these become
available.
Culver City, CA-based I.E. Effects (www.ieeffects.com) chose the Dalsa
Origin/SpeedGrade workflow on a recently Motorola commercial featuring
soccer star David Beckham. "We were really impressed with the
image quality of the RAW footage in SpeedGrade DI,” says David Kenneth,
producer and partner at I.E. Effects. “The color range was excellent,
which is great for grading."
Dalsa president Rob Hummel notes the importance of the Iridas support:
"It makes the process so easy it’s scary! Not only can a
cinematographer view shots immediately without rendering, but staying
in RAW means that each 4K frame is just 16 MB. Combining this with the
ability to apply creative looks non-destructively makes for a super
efficient workflow."